Psalms 59:8

8 But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; you will mock all [the] nations.

Psalms 59:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 59:8

But thou, O Lord, shall laugh at them
Disappoint their counsels, hinder them from performing their enterprise; send them back with shame and confusion, and expose them to the laughter and derision of others; as Saul's messengers were, when instead of David they found an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for its bolster, ( 1 Samuel 19:16 ) ; the same is said as here with respect to the enemies of Christ, ( Psalms 2:4 ) ;

thou shall have all the Heathen in derision:
either David's enemies, who, though Israelites, yet acted like Heathens to him, as in ( Psalms 59:5 ) ; or the Gentiles that were gathered together against Christ, ( Psalms 2:1-4 ) ; or the antichristian states and powers, who will be triumphed over at the time of their ruin, ( Revelation 18:20 ) ; and even all the wicked at the last day, ( Proverbs 1:26 ) .

Psalms 59:8 In-Context

6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl [the] city.

7 Look, they pour out [talk] with their mouth. Swords [are] on their lips, for [they say], "Who hears?"

8 But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; you will mock all [the] nations.

9 O my strength, I will watch for you, because [you], O God, [are] my (high) stronghold.

10 My God of loyal love will meet me; God will cause me to look [in triumph] on my enemies.